When I was voting and this came up, at first I thought it was going to be a really poor quality photo but I was wrong to say the least. This has to be one of the better manips I've seen. You blend everything in just perfectly, quality and colors as well. I really really do like this, not to mention it is very original. Awesome work and Thank You for sharing this...
Rob, you've outdone yourself on this beauty. I am fascinated by your manipulations using Paint.net. I went online briefly and tried to find Paint.net but came upon GIMP instead. I can't figure out if they're the same. One great thing about this manipulation - nobody can tell you that there's too much noise in the shot inasmuch as the grain of the wood probably would overpower it. You are hereby awarded a very unusual 9 out of 10, three "wow's" and a "far out, man".